A native of China, Xiuzhen Xu immigrated to the United States in 2003. For several years, she worked as a kindergarten teacher in San Francisco. Now retired, Mrs. Xu wants... read more →
CTN recently started working with a new group of Russian-speaking residents at San Francisco’s Eastern Parks Apartments. Although the group has been attending Home Connect classes from home, we recently... read more →
A native of India, Home Connect participant Luis Mascarenhas has lived in San Francisco for the past 15 years. He currently works for a vaccination clinic and spends his extra... read more →
A native of Ecuador, Maria Del Rocio Vacas has spent her life caring for those around her. She has worked as a nurse, looked after her sick mother, and cared... read more →
Baofei Miao arrived in the Bay Area 30 years ago from China with her husband and their children. She worked with the Chinese postal service and in the telecommunications industry... read more →
Photo: CTN learner David Turner and his wife Susan on CEI's iPad Graduation Day. David Turner became a member of the Center for Elders' Independence (CEI) 16 years ago after... read more →
Guandong Lu and his family moved to the U.S. from Guangzhou, China, in 1998. He frequently commuted to Guangzhou for the next 18 years as the owner of an international... read more →
Zhi Zhen has lived in San Francisco's Sunset District since she and her daughter moved here in 2006 from Guangzhou, China. For many years, Zhi Zhen worked as part of... read more →
Big congratulations go out to the first married couple to be enrolled in CTN's Home Connect program! Bonnie and Carlos learned about our Home Connect program from a friend of... read more →
Photo: Maria Vazquez and Manolo visiting about his training experiences. An active member of the Mission Neighborhood Senior Center, Manolo Sandoval was unaccustomed to being socially isolated when the pandemic... read more →
